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2014
Such a pity . . . this buyer knew all about real estate purchases because, as he reasoned, he bought 5 homes in the past. Well . . . well . . . well . . . he got suckered. As Debe points out in her Yo-YO post You're On Your On when you don't have a Buyers Agent representing you and your best inte...
07/31/2014
Being Aggressive: How That Helps Represent My Buyer Clients' Interests This was inspired by a new Active Rain member, Rachel Hernandez' post entitled "Be Aggressive . . . Diary of a New Realtor" This is a snippet from my website Buyers Agent Portland About Carla Muss-Jacobs: Rachel doesn't want t...
07/31/2014
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Active Rain . . . New Changes ~ Me LIKEY! WOW -- of all the changes made to Active Rain in the 7-years I've been here . . . BRAVO! I really like the changes made . . . all of them. Just like the real world of good news / bad news, this takes my mind off the Zillow thing. I'll just keep thinking...
07/29/2014
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Those That Have Influenced Me . . . This is a post that I've been waiting all month to write and publish. It is my entry to the ActiveRain contest "Under the Influence(s)"Why I Waited Until Today?Today, July 27th, is the day my Mother was born . . . way back in the Year of Our Lord 1927.She also...
07/27/2014
ANDI GRANT Featured in REALTOR® Mag Assisting First Time Buyers The July 2014 issue of REALTOR® Mag has our own Active Rain member Andi Grant featured in . . . Pushing Through the Hurdles This is a great article which details the First Time Buyer niche and market that Andi Grant works in. Wh...
07/26/2014
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Please take the survey . . . quick and easy. It takes one minute . . . DO IT!! After completing the survey, click on See Previous Results if you're interested to check out the survey results thus far. I enjoyed reading the results at the end. Where did your last transaction come from. I’m wr...
07/25/2014
Sampling All 31 Flavors And Not Buying A Cone: How NOT to Home Shop The month of July is National Ice Cream Month . . . and why not? With Summer in full swing: I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! How annoying would it be if all a customer does is sample the flavors, all 31 of them...
07/22/2014
New Zip Codes Added to Beaverton OR 97003 and 97078 There will be approximately 18,000 addresses affected by the two new zip codes in Beaverton. The added zip codes to the City of Beaverton is not done for current population, but done in the anticipation of future growth. Effective July 1st the ...
07/13/2014
Sure I Can Paint The Walls . . . Why Do I Need to Hire Out? The post written by Debbie Laity "You Need Professional Help . . . Internet Shopping Advice for Home Buyers" inspired me. Here's why: There's a lot of things that look EASY . . . Painting is an example I thought of while leaving my c...
07/09/2014
Houses are NOT Books . . . Or Seats on an Airplane I've been reading a recent feature, perhaps you've read it, too?? Richard Weisser has predicted the end of the Realtor® in 6 short years, and by the year 2020 it will be the end of the industry as we know it. [5 Reasons For All Real Estate Agent...
07/03/2014
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